Armando Calvo

Armando Calvo

Birth : 1919-12-25,

Death : 1996-07-06

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Armando Calvo

Movies

The Song of the Cicada
El oreja rajada
Marked by Men
Ramón
Sábado, chica, motel ¡qué lío aquel!
Ricardo
Fango
Andrés
Una mujer de cabaret
Jaime
Love Starts at Midnight
Paco
Ricardo and Elena have been known in the clinic where he spent his last days their spouses. Now widowed, begin a passionate romance that leads them to marriage.
Proceso a Jesús
A group of Sephardic perform the "Trial of Jesus" in an ancient temple and before a baffled audience. The purpose of the play is to understand whether the condemnation of Jesus was justified or not, since they are not resigned to accept that history found guilty the Jewish people.
Corazón solitario
Gerardo
Antoñito is a bachelor who works in a cabaret as a clarinetist. He has put an advertisement in the newspaper, looking for a good and honest girl, and to which responds Rocío, who escapes from her native Córdoba to hide the embarrassment of her pregnancy. The coexistence with the naive clarinetist, who refuses the insinuations of a co-worker dedicated to prostitution, who idolizes his deceased mother and keeps as a relic the orthopedic leg of his late father, is not easy. The other men will tend their ties around Rocío, that makes way in the world of the spectacle pretending to be blind. When she can no longer conceal that she is pregnant, Antoñito decides to give his name to the fruit of sin.
El caserío
Santi
La otra residencia
Crazy and macabre comedy written and directed by Alfonso Paso, inspired by 'The Residence', a horror film by Narciso Ibanez Serrador. Two offenders commit a murder and unwittingly decide to separate. One of them found refuge in a villa. Palmiro, a boy from the house who everyone consider silly, discovered him.
El taxi de los conflictos
El marido engañado
Musical. Thaddeus (Juanjo Menéndez) is a taxi driver who is about to experience a busy work day. Throughout the day you climb into his cab heteogéneos the more characters, which give rise to the most varied situations. When one of them left in the taxi leaves a baby, Thaddeus will have to find out who's not forget that at the end of the day has a date with a mysterious woman (Concha Velasco), apparently, have to tell you something very important.
Satanik
Detective
A youth potion transforms an old crone into a ravishing beauty. Unfortunately, her new-found gorgeousness forces the heroine to form a pact with the Devil.
All Out
Josè Gomez
The Indian called Copper Face is suspected to have stolen a large quantity of gold from a bank.
Ringo: The Lone Rider
Bill Anderson
A town is being terrorized by a gang of marauders led by Bill Anderson, a clever bandit boss. The town's leadership is deciding to do something against the problem, but it does not believe bringing in the military will be a solution. It is agreed upon that they will request help from the well-known Pinkerton agency. At the same time, Ringo, a gunslinger, is chasing after the bandits. He suspects a deeper-sitting conspiracy than random bandit assaults. He joins forces with the newly arrived under cover Pinkerton agent, to uncover a plot between a local businessman, the Mexican revolution and bandit's heist loot of gold. But the bandits have long planned to move on. Disguised as Mormons, they are moving west to start a new life of farming during the day and robbing stage coaches at night. Ringo and the agent track them down....
Killer, adiós
Bill Bragg
Jess Vrain returns to town at the request of a former friend to find that everything has changed. Not only has his ex-girlfriend become a refined lady but someone is killing people with the only clue being a rare Winchester rifle.
Mister X
George Lamarro
A retired ex-criminal, the notorious Mister X, must clear his name when an up-and-comer commits a heinous copycat crime.
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
Old Moran
Judy and Alex are the only two survivors of a punishment mission ordered by the rich and ruthless Moran... The girl becomes his maid and the boy is adopted by a Quaker family. Alex, in spite of the pardon philosophy taught to him, is planning a revenge.
Two Crosses in Danger Pass
Moran
Judy and Alex are the only two survivors of a punishment mission ordered by the rich and ruthless Moran... The girl becomes his maid and the boy is adopted by a Quaker family. Alex, in spite of the pardon philosophy taught to him, is planning a revenge.
Agent Sigma 3 - Mission Goldwalther
Karamesinis
An electronic ray that can counter any aerial attacks has just been invented by Professor Goodwin, but before he can put in good hands, he is kidnapped by a criminal organization, that starts an international bid for him and his invention among the rogue countries of the world. The CIA sends Agent Sigma 3 to find the Professor before the transaction takes place. His mission takes him from Rome to Tangiers, and to Barcelona.
Kriminal
Kandur
Diabolik was the "Genius of Crime", Kriminal was known as the "Genius of Evil". While the character was created after Diabolik, it was the first to make it to the big screen. Kriminal was considered more sadistic than Diabolik (though in later tales he softens up and does heroic deeds), and while we see him do some nasty, cruel things, such as the attempt to blow up his ex-wife, the steam bath death of Lady Gold and putting acid in the shaving cream can of his criminal opposite Alex; he somehow doesn't come off as vicious as he was in the fumetti.
Ringo, the Mark of Vengeance
Fidel
Director Mario Caiano, best known for horror films like Amanti d' Oltretomba, co-wrote this much-parodied spaghetti western. Another in a long line of films titled for Lorne Greene's 1964 hit song "Ringo". Antonio De Teffe and Eduardo Fajardo star as two friends who rescue bumbling bandit Fidel (Armando Calvo) from a shootout. While patching him up, they discover half of a treasure map tattooed on his back. Learning that the other half is tattooed on the back of someone else, they set about trying to put the two halves together while being joined by card sharp and all round trickster Frank Wolff, who discovers their secret and wants in on the deal. American director Paul Bartel put a bizarre spin on the story in his comedic western, Lust in the Dust.
Django Does Not Forgive
Lecomte
A halfbreed seeks revenge for the death of his sister, who kills herself after being raped by an officer of the Canadian Mounted Police. He gets involved in the historical revolt of halfbreeds and Indians led by Louis Riel in 1885 against the Canadian government.
Lone and Angry Man
Lupe Rojo
Shenandoah (Steffen) works his way into a band of highwaymen led by Rojo (Armando Calvo). His initiation consists of hunting down and killing a member of the gang who has 12 bullets while he is only given 2 bullets. When the bandits attempt to rob a wealthy rancher, whom Shenandoah knows, he warns him. The outlaws begin to suspect they were betrayed and commence to rough Shenandoah up. Shenandoah then reveals his true reason for joining the gang; one of them killed his wife and he is there for retribution.
Bochorno
Don Luis
Sign of Zorro
Gen. Gutiérrez
General Gutierrez, the evil governor of Mexico, terrorizes the people and demands high taxes. The young Ramon Martiney, after discovering that his father was murdered by Gutierrez, dons the mask of Zorro and starts fighting against the injustice.
The Witch's Mirror
Eduardo Ramos
A husband murders his wife, and years later her ghost emerges from a witch's mirror to take her revenge.
Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein
Insp. Santos
A mad scientist creates a remote-controlled monster and sends it to terrorize the city.
El hombre que perdió el tren
Maximino López
El amor que yo te dí
Ricardo
Suave jewelry-thieves caper comedy overlaid with howling family-melodrama coincidences.
The Thieves
Joe Castagnato
An Italian-American mobster is sent back to Naples from the States. He moves to Italy with all his illegal proceeds hidden in jam jars--which fall into the wrong hands when they get to the harbour of Naples. These hands belong to people who demand their fair share. Meanwhile, the mobster is questioned by investigators.
Mi esposa me comprende
Bachelor friend of a married couple gets caught up in the drama generated by the husband's philandering.
Love Your Neighbor
Doctor Ricardo Lugo
This film tells several short stories that end up lapsing in the emergency room of a hospital, because it is dedicated to nurses. Cantinflas appears at the end of the film playing the role of Luis, a man who has five daughters and looks forward to a boy, but fate plays a trick and the child dies at birth, but history gives a nice twist and a message of hope.
Música de ayer
Laura Gayán, a young singing student, is secretly in love with Carlos, Count of San Telmo, and she lives in his palace because his father is the porter. Stephen, a fellow student, drinker and womanizer, attempts to seduce her, taking advantage of the girls' sentimental bad situation due to the recent news of the wedding of his beloved. Eventually, Laura gets a contract to make "small forms" and, against her heart, she married Stephen. Meanwhile, dissolves the marriage of Charles ...
La Diana cazadora
Dr. Luis Novoa
A great love story based on the idea and development of the famous monument that decorating Mexico City.
The Last Couplet
Juan Contreras
A musical drama featuring a tragic love story. Relates a singer's rise to fame and her subsequent downfall because of the death of her lover. She manages to return to the stage only to die after her first public performance.
Unfaithful Wives
A bunch of stories where wives are unfaithful for different reasons: money, revenge or pleasure.
Forbidden Kisses
Dr. Daniel Solórzano
Nightclub singer has to choose between marrying again or reuniting with her divorced husband.
La fuerza del deseo
Arturo
Wicked girl uses nude modeling as a way to seduce a wealthy painter into marriage, while still trying to keep an artschool stud piece on the side.
Maternidad imposible
Mother and child are separated during the Spanish Civil War. Believing the mother to be dead, the child is sent to a refugee orphanage in Mexico, then adopted. Meanwhile, Mama recovers from her injuries, and...
El pueblo sin Dios
Padre Fernando
Unscrupulous rich guy owns all the businesses in border towns, is challenged by town's new priest.
Tu vida entre mis manos
Dr. Roberto Alonso
La calle de los amores
Hubby latches onto a series of side-pieces and wifey finds it increasingly hard to put up with his behavior.
Romance de fieras
Newly-graduated lawyer gets caught up in the personal drama surrounding a rich industrialist and his sociopathic son.
Gitana tenías que ser
Señor Calvo
Pastora de los Reyes is a beautiful Spanish that goes to Mexico with a contract to film a movie. The main actors will receive her at the airport, among them is Paul, a little-known mariachi that has been chosen to become a new idol. Automatically, both had bad relations and during filming many discussions happens. This arguments gives way to a deep love.
Lo que no se puede perdonar!..
Jorge del Río
Hortensia is almost ready to take her vows at the convent... but she gets distracted by her stepmother's boyfriend. Things do not go well.
Las infieles
Governess falls in love with the uncle of the children she's teaching. Then complications.
Caribbean
Mexican feature film
Doña Francisquita
Fernando
Set in the romantic Madrid of the 19th century, it narrates the loves and misunderstandings between various characters. Francisquita secretly loves Fernando, but he has fallen in love with Aurora, a typical Madrilenian woman used to flirting with all men.
El ruiseñor del barrio
Ten or twelve years ago, a young man wrecked his car and his wife was killed in the accident. Today, his wealthy mother-in-law is still full of hatred and bitterness toward him, and she prefers not to acknowledge her granddaughter. Will love and tenderness find their way into the crusty old bitch's heart?
Mi adorado salvaje
The old folks back home in Spain have arranged a marriage for their niece living in Mexico. To side-step their demands, she pretends to be already married, with a male acquaintance who agrees to pose as her husband while her relatives are visiting.
Acapulco
Ricardo Serrano
Young lady goes shopping for a millionaire husband.
Lodo y armiño
Wealthy libertine tries to seduce another man's mistress by threatening to send him to jail if she doesn't put out. Blowback from his sleazy behavior affects five other people; everybody suffers. Enormously.
Monte de piedad
Don Mario de Córdova
Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their values posessions to the state-run pawnshop.
Entre abogados te veas
Crooked lawyer runs amok, making a mockery of the legal system.
Piña madura
Bad woman plays men off each other to her advantage; she ends up with about 8 guys she's leading around by the nose. How long can this last?
La venenosa
Luis de Sevilla
A snake-charmer falls in love with a circus trapeze artist who trains her and has her debut in this discipline.
La dama del velo
Estebán Navarro
Andrea loves Esteban. Esteban murders his wife and goes go jail. Andrea marries Esteban's lawyer. Twenty years later...
La vorágine: abismos de amor
It narrates the adventures of the poet Arturo Cova and his lover Alicia, a story of passion and revenge framed in the plain lands and the Amazon jungle where the two lovers scape from society, and which exposes throughout its plot the harsh living conditions of settlers and Indians enslaved during the rubber rush.
La casa de la Troya
Adaptation of the novel by Alejandro Pérez Lujín, centered on the university adventures in Santiago de Compostela of Gerardo Roquer from Madrid, who stays in a boarding house known as "La Casa de la Troya".
Encadenada (El yugo)
A marriage becomes a living hell when hubby's pathologies start surfacing.
Ángel o demonio
Wealthy young gentleman falls in love with a cabaret girl of no breeding; he overcomes his prejudices and accepts her in spite of her past... will she live up to his expectations of her?
Bel ami
Unscrupulous cad sleeps his way to the top of belle epoque Paris society.
La mujer de todos
Capitán Jorge Serralde
A beautiful woman of affairs falls in love with a handsome young man of great promise. Fearing for his future, the man's father begs her to leave his son so that her reputation will not hold him back.
Los últimos de Filipinas
Lt. Martín Cerezo
The Philippines, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Fifty Spanish soldiers guarding the outpost established in the small village of Baler endure the cruel siege of the Filipino rebels for eleven months, although the war is almost lost…
El hombre que las enamora
Eduardo
La vida empieza a medianoche
Ricardo
Silvia Heredia, since her arrival to Madrid is staying at her best friends' house, Mary. Her aim is to work as a secretary of a famous novelist. But at night the house is full of people and they confuse her with the owner of the floor. A series of misunderstandings makes her meet Ricardo Ariaga, the musician whose opera "Life begins at midnight" is about to debut. Ricardo convinces Sylvia to act as his wife. With a "rented" child they try to be the perfect family of a lonely old man.
El escándalo
In 1860s Madrid, Fabián Conde is a dissolute young man who drives his dishonored identity into a life of seduction and dueling. When he eventually falls in love, changes for good and finds the truth about his family, his two opposite friends give him contrasted advice on what he should do. He chooses and time goes by. Then something unexpected happens that will put him on the brim of loosing everything he has fought for.
Correo de Indias
A Dutch sailing ship finds the wreckage of a Spanish mail ship, which has collided with an iceberg. Inside, the bodies of a man and a woman are found embraced.
Goyescas
Luis Alfonso de Nuévalos
Tierra y cielo
Juan Ernesto Florín
Clara, determined to earn her living and be valued for herself, leaves his rich father's home, changes her name and takes a room. While copying paintings at El Prado Museum, she meets Juan, who is also hiding his identity, pursued under charge of murder.
Amore di ussaro